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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alan_Ladd_JrAlan Ladd Jr. - Wikipedia

    Alan Walbridge Ladd Jr. (October 22, 1937 – March 2, 2022) was an American film industry executive and producer. He served as president of 20th Century Fox from 1976 to 1979, during which he approved the production of Star Wars , on his confidence of George Lucas , which proved well founded.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2022/03/03 › moviesAlan Ladd Jr., Hitmaking Film Executive, Dies at 84

    Mar 3, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., who as a producer and studio executive was a guiding hand behind scores of successful films, none bigger than “Star Wars,” which he championed when its young director, George...

  4. screenrant.com › blade-runner-movie-studio-laddWhy The Movie Studio Behind Blade Runner Died Just 2 Years ...

    6 hours ago · The Ladd Company was founded in October of 1979 by a team of former Fox executives. Its president, Alan Ladd Jr., worked on a couple of the best sci-fi movies of all time like Star Wars and Alien. After leaving Fox, Ladd received financial backing from Warner Bros, one of Fox’s main competitors. The Ladd Company quickly began distributing ...

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  6. www.npr.org › 2022/03/02 › 1084080727Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 : NPR

    Mar 3, 2022 · NEW YORK — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit Star Wars, has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda...

  7. aframe.oscars.org › features › alan-ladd-jrAlan Ladd Jr., Legendary Hollywood Producer and Executive ...

    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer of Braveheart and longtime executive at both Fox and MGM, died on Wednesday, according to his family. He was 84. In addition to winning the Oscar for 1995’s Best Picture winner, Braveheart, Ladd Jr. was perhaps best known as the man who greenlit Star Wars when he was an executive at 20th Century Fox.

  8. apnews.com › article › entertainment-business-artsOscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. dies at 84 | AP News

    Mar 2, 2022 · NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Ladd Jr., the Oscar-winning producer and studio boss who as a 20th Century Fox executive greenlit “Star Wars,” has died. He was 84. Ladd died Wednesday, his daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the documentary “Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies,” wrote in a Facebook post.

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  10. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsAlan Ladd Jr. Dead: Star Wars Savior, 'Braveheart' Oscar ...

    Mar 2, 2022 · Alan Ladd Jr ., the revered Hollywood producer and studio executive who saved Star Wars when Fox wanted to shut down production and gained vindication when he received an Oscar for Braveheart...